Former Arsenal striker Ian Wright has questioned Unai Emery’s tactics against Liverpool on Saturday.
The Gunners went down to a 3-1 defeat at Anfield with Emery deploying a four-four-two formation with a diamond in midfield against Jurgen Klopp’s side.
The tactic left lots of room for Liverpool’s full-backs Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andrew Robertson to exploit with Emery coming under criticism after the defeat.
Wright has now admitting that the formation baffled him as the Gunners got overrun by the European champions.
BBC Radio Live presenter Mark Chapman asked Wright: "Why on earth did Unai Emery go for a diamond at Liverpool when they have flying full-backs?" on the Monday Night Club.
Wright explained: “It was one of the things that I was baffled by. Before the game I was hoping to see Lacazette, Pepe and Aubameyang as I believe that Liverpool playing with a high line were there for the taking and I was really excited about that.
"And then to see the diamond or triangle given up space to Alexander-Arnold and Robertson was confusing for me.
“I don’t know if he’s doing it because he might use that system against lesser teams and it might work as he wants to keep it narrow.
"I thought against Liverpool it was a tactic that was handing them the incentive and I thought we played a bit too deep.
“The chances we got were mistakes from Liverpool and in the main Liverpool were in control of that.
“I would rather we just go there with potency that we have and show them this is what Arsenal are about now. This is how we are moving forward but it was a confusing one for me.”
